The Syrian Observatory For Human Rights

Timeline | Recent developments across Syria

June 21, 2021

 

Regime-controlled areas

 

 

-SOHR activists, in southern Syrian, have reported members of a Russian-backed “5th Division” checkpoint have shot dead an insane adult near the checkpoint, but reasons behind the shooting remained unknown.

 

-SOHR activists have reported that Russian-backed “5th Division” have started on Monday morning a new combing operation in the Syrian desert in search for ISIS members in the region.

Combing operation escorted by Russian military planes, that carry out intensive rids in the region, have expanded from Kabgab area in southern Deir Ezzor to al-Shoknah region in eastern Homs desert.

 

Aleppo

-SOHR activists in north Aleppo have reported renewing Turkish land attack on the Kurdish-controlled areas as Turkish artillery has targeted areas in the two villages of Samouqah and Mangh northern Aleppo with no information about casualties.

Yesterday, SOHR activists reported that several positions in the suburbs of Tel Refaat and Ain Daqna villages in Kurdish held areas in north Aleppo countryside came under artillery fire by Turkish forces and their proxy factions, but no information were reported about casualties.

 

SDF-held areas

 

-SOHR activists have reported that International Coalition has thrown paper posters in southern al-Haskah countryside calling on the people to report any information about ISIS leader.

SDF has announced on Monday arresting four persons affiliated to ISIS inside al-Hawl mini-states. The four arrested hold Iraqi nationality and are involved in murder crimes in al-Hawl camp.

On June 11, SOHR activists reported that one civilian from Deir Ezzor was murdered this afternoon, as an unknown gunman, believed to be of ISIS cells, shot him with a silenced gun while the victim was getting out of the mosque after Friday prayer in the fourth section of al-Hawl camp.

 

-SOHR activists have reported that Russian-Turkish police marched joint patrol in Ain al-Arab (Kobani) in eastern Aleppo where patrol of eight Russian and Turkish vehicles escorted by two Russian helicopters have been launched in Garheeb village stationed in eastern Kobani.

The joint patrol has marched in villages and towns of Kerinaf, Koisak, Elishar, Goom Aly, Qourtak, Quick Satan, Tiri, Tal Hageb, Qebagiq Sageer, Bouzinah, Qourat Mough, Gishan until reaching the viallge of Kharbisan Tahatan.

The patrol has later returned back from the same road to move towards Ghareeb villages, while the Russian vehicles have returned to its bases in Al-Ezaay area western Kubani.

 

De-Escalation zone

 

-SOHR activists have documented the death of a member of Omar Ibn Al-Khattab Brigade on the frontline of Kafr Taal due to rocket fire by regime forces on the frontlines of west Aleppo countryside. On the other hand, Opposition factions shelled, with heavy artillery, regime forces’ gatherings on the frontlines in Meznaz and Kafr Halap in the western countryside of Aleppo. Meanwhile, opposition factions targeted, with artillery, regime forces’ gatherings and bulwarks on the frontlines of Jabl al-Zawiya in southern Idlib, while Turkish forces attacked a regime vehicle on Kafr Nebl frontline, causing its damage.

 

Earlier , SOHR activists documented Deaths of a rocket attack by regime forces rise to seven persons. The attack has targeted a police station on Ahsam city in Jabl al-Zawiyah southern Idlib, and the fatalities are two civilians a policeman, a member of HTS, and three from the National Movement factions including a leader.

According to SOHR activists, members of the National Movement were on the site over some disputes.

Accordingly, the number of deaths today in the southern Idlib countryside rise to nine, two females in al-Barah and seven in Ahsam. The number of deaths is expected to rise because there are 13 wounded in Ahsam and al-Barah, some are serious.

In the early morning, Syrian forces continue escalations on the “de-escalation zone” especially in the southern part of Idlib countryside. SOHR activists documented more than rocket and artillery fire by the regime forces in the early hours of Monday till the moment on areas of Moshoun, al-Barah, Ahsom, Banien, Fulifil, al-Futirah, Kansafarh, Safhoun, al-Mouzrah, Kafr Aweed